A wider view: Independent Super Wide-Angle lenses compared

This is not an exhaustive test, it reviews data only for independent lenses and the camera manufactures own offerings obviously need to be considered too. However, on the strength of the data available it seems that the best lens is Carl Zeiss’s Distagon T* 2.8/15. For a photographer who plans to use a super wide-angle extensively in their work this is the one to go for. Images straight from camera are going to be superior to those from other lenses. The majority of photographers will not be using a 14 or 15mm lens so much and so would probably be better off saving some money and buying a Samyang 14mm f2.8 IF ED UMC Aspherical. With the money they save they should also buy a copy of DxO Optics Pro 8 and a return ticket to somewhere to play with their new toy!

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Re: Zeiss 25mm F2

Re: Zeiss 25mm F2

It's a wonderful lens! I'm using it with a D7100 and - what I never intended - for portraits. I like it's extremly nice bokeh e.g. taking pictures of people when speaking in front of an audiance, myself (as a photo journalist) behind the speaker. Of course avaiable light, no Flash, at 2.8 or 2.0. Although the DXO messurements show a quite high vignetting at full aperture you will not observe this in such a motive. Congratulations to Zeiss!

Re: Zeiss 25mm F2

Re: Zeiss 25mm F2

DXO Module for Samyang 14mm f/2.8 IF ED UMC

Given your tests for this lens, why not a DXO module?? The lens is excellent especially in light of its price, and distortion corrections in a module would make it much, much better. I have had one for Nikon with a focus chip for well over a year waiting for a DXO module.